The linuxaudidev module has been deprecated for removal in Python 3.0.
diff --git a/Doc/library/undoc.rst b/Doc/library/undoc.rst
index deff5e2..7da1b3b 100644
--- a/Doc/library/undoc.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/undoc.rst
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
:mod:`linuxaudiodev`
--- Play audio data on the Linux audio device. Replaced in Python 2.3 by the
:mod:`ossaudiodev` module.
+
+ .. warning:: The linuxaudiodev module has been removed in Python 3.0.
:mod:`sunaudio`
--- Interpret Sun audio headers (may become obsolete or a tool/demo).
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_linuxaudiodev.py b/Lib/test/test_linuxaudiodev.py
index 303490b..813df6f 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_linuxaudiodev.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_linuxaudiodev.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
from test.test_support import findfile, TestSkipped, run_unittest
import errno
-import linuxaudiodev
+linuxaudiodev = test_support.import_module('linuxaudiodev', deprecated=True)
import sys
import sunaudio
import audioop
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py b/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py
index 3371697..6835fa8 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_py3kwarn.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
'ihooks')
inclusive_platforms = {'irix':('pure',)}
# XXX Don't know if lib-tk is only installed if _tkinter is built.
- optional_modules = ('bsddb185', 'Canvas', 'dl')
+ optional_modules = ('bsddb185', 'Canvas', 'dl', 'linuxaudiodev')
def check_removal(self, module_name, optional=False):
"""Make sure the specified module, when imported, raises a
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 12adf3d..9471c52 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
Library
-------
+- The linuxaudiodev module has been deprecated for removal in Python 3.0.
+
- The ihooks module has been deprecated for removal in Python 3.0.
- The fpformat module has been deprecated for removal in Python 3.0.
diff --git a/Modules/linuxaudiodev.c b/Modules/linuxaudiodev.c
index 730ec0c..80077c6 100644
--- a/Modules/linuxaudiodev.c
+++ b/Modules/linuxaudiodev.c
@@ -469,6 +469,10 @@
initlinuxaudiodev(void)
{
PyObject *m;
+
+ if (PyErr_WarnPy3k("the linuxaudiodev module has been removed in "
+ "Python 3.0; use the ossaudiodev module instead", 2) < 0)
+ return;
m = Py_InitModule("linuxaudiodev", linuxaudiodev_methods);
if (m == NULL)